Hi All,

I've been shaving with a DE razor for ~4 years now and just took a crack at the straight razor world. After going through my normal DE razor beard prep, shower -Proroso-apply lather with brush. The straight razor was very difficult to pull down my side burns. I had only one days growth but I have a pretty heavy beard but I was shocked how the razor would barely move down my face. It seemed like my skin wasn't wet enough. After this didn't go so well I went back to my DE razor and shaved pretty nicely.

Does this sound like a razor that's not sharp enough? Or do I need to use oil (which I hear isn't great for the brush but could be wrong)?

Any advice?

Thanks.